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Moreland & Arbuckle


NewMusicForOldFolks says …

Moreland & Arbuckle plays some really good blues with just enough Americana Rock ’n Roll to keep the sound original. The three-piece band goes without a bass with guitarist Aaron Moreland, harmonica player Dustin Arbuckle and drummer Kendall Newby providing plenty on the bottom end. Arbuckle manages alternate between singing and playing the harmonica with out missing a beat or, seemingly, taking a breath. The band's newest release, Promised Land or Bust, is its first on legendary Blues label Alligator Records. UPDATE: The band announced that it was disbanding in 2017.

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Record company: Alligator

Genre: Blues, Rock ’n Roll

Bio (From the artist's webpage)

Guitarist Aaron Moreland — co-founder of the groundbreaking Kansas-based trio Moreland & Arbuckle — describes their music as “gritty blues and roots rock from the heartland.” Moreland, along with harmonicist/vocalist Dustin Arbuckle and drummer Kendall Newby, electrify raw Delta and Mississippi Hill Country blues, folk, and traditional country with unrelenting punk rock energy washed in hard-hitting Southern soul. Their songs are expertly executed with musical muscle and fifth-gear urgency. When they perform more traditional blues, they play with the same decisive command. With each of their six previous releases, the band has grown musically and lyrically, creating a signature sound while earning a large and loyal worldwide fan base. Their legendary raw and raucous live shows are played with wild abandon. The New York Post says Moreland & Arbuckle have “a raw juke joint exuberance with a dirt-under-the fingernails garage band attack.” (more)

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Recordings

Most Recent

PROMISED LAND OR BUST (2016): Promised Land Or Bust, the Alligator Records debut from Wichita, Kansas' blues rockers Moreland & Arbuckle Dropped in May. Guitarist Aaron Moreland — co-founder of the groundbreaking Kansas-based trio — describes their music as “gritty blues and roots rock from the heartland.” Moreland, harmonicist/vocalist Dustin Arbuckle and drummer Kendall Newby bring fierce electric fury and unrelenting punk rock energy to their original songs, inspired by raw Delta and Mississippi Hill Country blues. Their songs are expertly executed with musical muscle and fifth-gear urgency. When they perform more traditional blues, they play with the same decisive command. With each of their six previous releases, the band has grown musically and lyrically, creating a signature sound while earning a large and loyal worldwide fan base. Their legendary raw and raucous live shows are played with wild abandon. The New York Post says Moreland & Arbuckle have “a raw juke joint exuberance with a dirt-under-the fingernails garage band attack.”

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